UAE to Saudi Arabia by bus - how do I obtain tickets? | United Arab Emirates - Lonely Planet Forum

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Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:02:05 +0000

Hello,

I will be arriving in Dubai in about 5 days, and from there I will take the bus to Abu Dhabi and then onto Damman in Saudi Arabia (I work in Jubail).

I want to know if it is possible to buy SAPTCO tickets in Abu Dhabi and travel into Saudi? If so, where is the ticket office/bus station? If not, does anyone know of any other bus companies or modes of transport that can travel in Saudi from the UAE.

I am a UK citizen and have a valid Saudi visa.

Thanks for your help,
Cheers,
Jonathan

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Sun, 11 Sep 2011 06:31:17 +0000

I have never heard of a public bus between the UAE and Saudi.

There's a bus that runs from the UAE to Muscat, Oman, but that seems to be about it. Given that Saudi has extremely stringent visa requirements, a regular bus service would be difficult to operate.

May I ask why you aren't flying? It's quite cheap to fly to Dammam from Abu Dhabi or Dubai. Flydubai has inexpensive flights to Dammam and you can buy a one-way ticket.

The alternative is to rent a car.

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